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Parental influences and adolescent career behaviours in a collectivist cultural setting

  • Dian R. Sawitri
  • Peter A. Creed
  • Melanie J. Zimmer-Gembeck
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Abstract

Using social cognitive career theory, we examined the relationships between parental variables (parental career expectations, adolescent–parent career congruence) and adolescent career aspirations and career actions (planning, exploration) in a sample of Grade 10 Indonesian high school students. We found good support for a model that revealed various routes by which the two parental variables were associated with adolescent career aspirations and career actions, although the main influence of the parental variables was by way of self-efficacy. The findings demonstrate important roles for parental career expectations and adolescent–parent career congruence in adolescents’ career aspirations and actions.

Keywords

Parental career expectations Adolescent–parent career congruence Career aspirations Career actions 

Résumé

Les influences parentales et les comportements professionnels des adolescents dans un cadre culturel collectiviste. En utilisant la théorie sociale cognitive de l’orientation, nous avons examiné les relations entre les variables parentales (attentes professionnelles des parents, la congruence professionnelle adolescent-parent), les aspirations professionnelles des adolescents et les actions professionnelles (planification, exploration) auprès d’un échantillon d’élèves de 10e année d’école secondaire en Indonésie. Nous avons trouvé de bons appuis pour un modèle qui a révélé différentes voies par lesquelles les deux variables parentales étaient associées avec les aspirations professionnelles des adolescents et les actions professionnelles, bien que l’influence principale des variables parentales soit celle du sentiment d’auto-efficacité. Les résultats démontrent un rôle important des attentes professionnelles des parents et de la congruence professionnelle adolescent-parent sur les aspirations et les actions professionnelles des adolescents.

Zusammenfassung

Elterliche Einflüsse und Laufbahnverhalten von Jugendlichen in einem kollektivistischen kulturellen Umfeld. Auf der Grundlage der sozial-kognitiven Laufbahntheorie untersuchten wir die Beziehungen zwischen Eltern-Variablen (elterliche Berufserwartungen, Jugendliche-Eltern Berufskongruenz) und Berufswünsche und Laufbahnverhalten (Planung, Exploration) von Jugendlichen in einer Stichprobe von indonesischen Gymnasiasten in der 10. Klasse. Wir fanden gute Unterstützung für ein Modell, das verschiedene Wege zeigte, wie die beiden elterlichen Variablen mit den Berufswünschen und Laufbahnverhalten der Jugendlichen verbunden waren, obwohl der größte Einfluss der elterlichen Variablen durch die Selbstwirksamkeit erfolgte. Die Ergebnisse zeigen wichtige Rollen der elterlichen Karriereerwartungen und Jugendliche-Eltern Berufskongruenz in Bezug auf Berufswünsche und Laufbahnverhalten von Jugendlichen.

Resumen

Las influencias parentales y comportamientos adolescentes de carrera en un entorno cultural colectivista. Usando la teoría social cognitiva carrera, se examinaron las relaciones entre las variables de los padres (parental expectativas de carrera, congruencia carrera adolescentes y padres) y las aspiraciones de carrera adolescentesy acciones profesionales (planificación, exploración) en una muestra de 10 º grado en estudiantes de secundaria de Indonesia. Hemos encontrado un buen soporte para un modelo que diversas rutas reveladas por el cual las dos variables parentales eran asociado con aspiraciones profesionales adolescentes y acciones de carrera, aunque la principal influencia de las variables parentales era por medio de autoeficacia. Los resultados demuestran un papel importante para los padres expectativas de carrera y congruencia carrera adolescentes y los padres en aspiraciones y acciones de carrera adolescentes.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Dian R. Sawitri
    • 1
    • 2
  • Peter A. Creed
    • 1
  • Melanie J. Zimmer-Gembeck
    • 1
  1. 1.School of Applied Psychology, Griffith Health InstituteGriffith UniversitySouthportAustralia
  2. 2.School of Applied PsychologyGriffith UniversitySouthportAustralia

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